What’s in store for ESG and data infrastructure in 2026?

In a year filled with dynamic macroeconomic changes, 2025 saw ESG and WealthTech expectations shift. Regulators and market participants reassessed the ESG agenda, recognising that disclosures had become too complex, inconsistent, and difficult to interpret. Following a review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), there has been a shift towards clearer, more accurate, and more decision‑useful disclosures. With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) also raising questions about data availability, evidence‑driven and transparent ESG reporting has become more...